Al Jazeera visited the island of Basilan in the southern Philippines – once a stronghold of the group that is branded a terrorist organisation by the US – and found a community caught in a c ...

Around 35 passengers jumped off the vessel after they heard an explosion, Arsina Kahing-Nanoh, a municipal mayor in Basilan province told CNN affiliate CNN Philippines. Basilan residents went to ...

In Discovering Basilan Mindanao, we experience Filipino hospitality, visit Lamitan City, try Betel Nut (Apo), and explore the stunning Bulingan Falls. Despite its troubled past, Basilan offers ...

COTABATO CITY— There is a municipality in Basilan that was virtually crime-free in 2023, a feat that the police and military attribute to the extensive domestic peace initiatives of residents ...

Basilan 2nd District Provincial Board member Nasser Asarul is killed during a heated argument. The suspect also died in the incident. BASILAN, Philippines – Provincial Board Member Nasser Asarul ...